The Dodgers beat the Reds 4-1 on September 14. That marked their ninth straight win over Cincinnati. It also locked in a playoff berth. Los Angeles has now made the postseason 14 years in a row. That matches a Major League Baseball record.
The following game is September 15. Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound for Los Angeles. He is matched against Rhett Lowder. Josue De Paula will lead off for the Dodgers. The club had clinched its place the day before. Blake Snell is also set to throw during the series.